, 1887-02-20
Carlisle and the Treasury.

ASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Speaker Car
Isle has had his attention called to the
report that he has been rendered the posi-
ton of secretary of the treasury, and he
denies it; but he afirms enough to make
it evident that the report may have some
foundation, and that it is not so clear that
the president is to promote Assistant Sec
rotary Fairchild. Mr.. Carlisle has had an
interview with the president which was
solicited by the latter. in which the fnan-
cial policy of the government and the
financial situation generally was spoken of.
1t is inferred by the friends of Mr.. Car
Isle that this conference was to enable the
president to SO sound Mr.. Carlisle as to
his views, although he did not need to
do that, as Mr.. Carlisle has been the right
arm of the administration thus far in
attempting to enforce its policy in the
house. Mr.. Carlisle has said to his
friends since this interview that he is a
poor man and that he cannot afford 10
live in Washington all the year and de-
prive himself of the opportunity to prac-
tice law part Of the year as he can now.
His salary as speaker is the same as the
salary of a cabinet officer, and he is not
required to entertain as much according
to the extravagant social usage which
obtains under this administration of Dem
ocratic simplicity. Mr.. Carlisle also said
that it would not be becoming in him TO
reject a place that had not been rendered
him. From all of these hints his friends
infer that after all, if the position should
be rendered him. he would accept. They
say that he feels as if he had obtained all
the honors that are possible in the lower
house, and while he is an avowed candi-
date for the senate to succeed Mr.. Beck,
it may be %gravely doubted whether
he would be successful; in fact, the
Kentucky politicians generally are of
the opinion that nothing can prevent Mr..
Beck from becoming his own successor
except a voluntary withdrawal on his
part. But some of Carlisle's friends will
advise him not to accept, even ifthe place
should be rendered him, as they say he
can gain nothing by attempting to wear
Manning's discarded mantle at the faq end
of an unpopular administration, The fact
that Mr.. Carlisle has been consulted on this
subject has given rise TO much comment
among the politicians. They believe that
they see in this movement an indication
that the president wishes to make a new
departure, that he desires to bring him
self nearer 10 the politicians and the
workers of his party, and especially wants
20 conciliate that large following in the
Central South and the Southwest which
might go in the wake of Henry Wa,terson.
The appointment of Carlisle, they say,
would give Cleveland a solid delegation
from Kentucky, whatever Watterson
might try to do. The Democratic leaders
generally think that the president desires
to strengthen the administration with the
workers Of his party and that he is to
take advantage of the retirement of Man
ming for this purpose. Carlisle says that
he recommended the president to appoint
Mr.. Fairchild, the present assistant secre-
tary. Mr.. Manning told a friend before
he left for Albany that he had urged the
president to appoint Mr.. Fairchild, and
that he had received no definite reply,
and was only informed that the president
would consider it. Fairchild's friends be-
lieved at first that his promotion was GER
tain. They are now Respondent, and are
of the opinion that the president is look
ing for a man with a larger political fol-
and whose alliances are not with
the Mugwumps.